Green Remittance
The floods in Nepal and Tibet are a link in the chain of increasingly catastrophic climate events that are unfolding across South Asia. Migrants living in wealthy countries like Australia are increasingly remitting more money to support their communities recover and rebuild after disasters. We are highlighting the role played by Australia’s South Asian diaspora in filling the gap created by Australia not contributing its fair climate finance share.
We want South Asians in Australia to share testimonials of how their remittances are supporting their families and communities back home to recover after devastating natural disasters.
South Asians are Australia’s largest migrant community. In the absence of adequate climate finance that wealthy countries like Australia are obligated to pay to support vulnerable countries, green remittances by Diasporas are filling the funding gap for recovery and rebuilding after climate disasters in countries like Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Read this explainer on green remittance and visit this page for climate testimonials from South Asians in Australia.
South Asians in Australia are already playing an important role in climate justice through their green remittances which are filling the funding gap owed by Australia towards vulnerable South Asian countries. As a South Asian in Australia, you can recognise green remittance as your climate action and advocate for Australia’s climate responsibility towards South Asia by:
